Estimation of soil evaporation and infiltration losses using stables isotopes, fluxmeter and eddy-covariance system for citrus orchards in a semi-arid region (Morocco)Amenzou, N.Marah, H.Raibi, F.Ezzahar, S.Khabba, S.Jarlan, LionelIsmaili, M.CULTURE IRRIGUEEAGRUMEEVAPORATIONHUMIDITE DU SOLEVAPOTRANSPIRATIONANALYSE ISOTOPIQUEBILAN HYDRIQUEINFILTRATIONRUISSELLEMENTIn arid and semi-arid regions water scarcity is one of the main limiting factors for economic growth. In the context, an experimental setup was conceived to monitor seasonal water consumption of citrus plant irrigated by drip irrigation system in Agafay station, middle of Morocco. For that, an Eddy-Covariance system, meteorological station, fluxmeter, as well as measurements of soil moisture and temperature were continuously operated during experimentation. The stable isotope was used to partition Evapotranspiration (ET) components. By using the water balance equation, the results showed that about 37% of total irrigation and rainfall is lost by infiltration and runoff. Additionally, the partitioning of evapotranspiration using the stable isotope showed that soil evaporation is very small compared to the transpiration at least during tow sampling days. This result confirms that the irrigation method applied by the farmer was very appropriate for the orchard but it is necessary to re-examine amount of water applied and timing of irrigation in order to minimise the loss by infiltration2013texthttp://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060157oai:ird.fr:fdi:010060157Amenzou N., Marah H., Raibi F., Ezzahar S., Khabba S., Jarlan Lionel, Ismaili M. Estimation of soil evaporation and infiltration losses using stables isotopes, fluxmeter and eddy-covariance system for citrus orchards in a semi-arid region (Morocco). Academia Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2013, 1 (1), p. 001-008. ENZONE SEMIARIDEMAROC